A review by sullyisreading
Thumbprints by David Hutchinson

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Interesting to say the least. The first three stories of this anthology held a continuity that I felt was missed in the rest of the book, although that is not to say the rest of the stories were not enjoyable despite that. My personal favourite stories from this book were 'Footprints in the sand', 'Ace in the hole' and 'Sense of adventure'. Each of them possessed something intrinsically unique and I felt had no dull moment, each line and paragraph leading well into the next. I feel some of the stories were left without enough told for the reader to make heads or tails out from what was told, but also considering that the author was 17 at the time of writing, the anthology is still mightily impressive.